Alkali Metals p.8

Alkali Metals
Period 8
Matt Yates
Steven Braun


Alkali Metals: (Group 1 Period 2,3,4,5,6,7)

• Lithium
• Sodium
• Potassium
• Rubidium

  Alkali Metals

• Cesium
• Francium

  Alkali Metals reacting to water

Alkali Metals

• Solid

Interesting Facts

• Alkali Metals can explode if they are exposed to water.
• Only one electron in their outer shell
• Very reactive metals, do not freely occur in nature.

Physical Properties of Alkali Metals

• low density
• low electronegativities
• low ionization energies.

Chemical Properties of Alkali Metals

• react highly to water
• "Give Up" one electron easily
• strong reducing agents

Common Uses of Alkali Metals

• Table Salt (sodium chloride)
• Borax (sodium tetraborate)

Sources:

"Chemical Elements.com - Alkali Metals." Chemical Elements.com - An Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements. Web. 20 Oct. 2009. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/groups/alkali.html>.

"Visual Elements: Group 1 - The Alkali Metals." Royal Society of Chemistry, the largest organisation in Europe for advancing the chemical sciences. ChemSoc. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. <http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/visualelements/Pages/data/intro_groupi_data.html>.

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